vanessadawn

Yeah you should get it looked into. Weight shouldn't control your emotions that much. Our family has a history of bi-polar and I had a close friend diagnosed with a mild form of it recently. You should get yourself looked at because you never know, it is very common. Also those emotions can cause you to gain weight, as you…

I think it differs day to day. But I can definitely relate to you on feeling the hunger sometimes. I mean realistically to lose weight you are eating less calories then you are burning each day. So hunger does happen, seeing as your body physically has a reason to be acting as such. I usually eat something fibre filled and…

I agree with the previous post eggs are awesome. Scrambled, on toast, egg salad sandwiches, hard boiled, poached, french toast, I even put it in my oatmeal for extra protein. Also making a big batch of soup like cabbage soup with brown rice can make a huge batch and eat for a long time. I buy frozen veggies and add it to…

canada sadly does not have trader joe's but everyone always talks about it. *sigh*

I like putting egg whites in my oatmeal which some people find weird, but it kind of makes it like custard. Sometimes I put in canned pumpkin or cooked banana or cinnamon too. Cheez whiz and jam on toast is a gooder too. Sour cream on fruit with some splenda. I guess maybe I think this things are weird but they're not that…

We dont' have rats in Alberta :) But no I don't wash it, it hasn't hurt me yet. Do you know certain foods like peanut butter have a certain percentage of bugs that are allowed to be in the product? You can't avoid all contaminants sorry to say.

Drink a lot of water. Caffeine is a diuretic (makes you lose water weight) so some coffee or green tea. Also seems weird but Midol and PMS pills have diuretic's in them too (when you're bloated that time of the month lol). But really it's just water weight you shouldn't worry about it, it comes and goes like your own…

Any 30 minutes of cardio where I get my blood pumping. And I listen to my books on ipod :)

I like to layer pudding with cool whip. It's like a parfait! mmmm

It changes for me, when I first started 1200 a day was lots. But some days I crave things and am sooo hungry. It seems to go in cycles for me anyways :)

I really didn't think of it as a diet book, more of a pushy vegan book. I also think dieting and weight loss problems people have go a little deeper then the surface they scratch. So I found the bluntness rude, and didn't think they had any credibility, merit or valid suggestions that would help me personally.

I'm giving up alcohol, which for me is going to be interesting. I love going for beers with my buddies. It will be better on the wallet, the waste line and no hangovers will be great lol! But I think ultimately I chose it because it is better to do without things we enjoy to grow closer to what should be our real priority,…

LOVE cereal. I cravey cinnamon toast crunch, corn pops, reese peanut butter cereal, nesquick puffs, captain crunch, fruit loops and frosted flakes. What I actually eat mostly all bran flakes (actually taste good!) with bananas sliced in, or fibre one honey clusters (so much fibre) or guardian heart cereal, or muffets (not…

Easiest is raw veggies like snap peas, carrots, mushrooms, pepper, cucumbers. But to jazz it up, sliced cucumber and a bit of low cal ranch or caesar dressing. Baked yam fries. Spaghetti squash with salt & pepper. Veggie omelette w/ egg whites. Hungry girl's faux fried green peppers, and onion rings are good…

Low calorie chocolate pudding mixes. Make them with unsweetened almond breeze (40 cals a cup) or skim milk. You can layer with fat free cool whip, it is deliciously satisfying and so low calorie. hungrygirl.com also has awesome chocolate replacements, take a look I am sure u will like the recipes there. good luck!!

I would suggest trying to incorporate fibre and/or protein in your breakfast. This is what keeps me full and wards off the midmorning munchies. But yes breakfast jumpstarts your metabolism, so instead of luggin around a sluggish noncalorie burning body. U r starting the process of burning off calories for the rest of the…

For me if I am hungry before bed I always have some veggies. If I don't listen to my body I wake up desperately hungry in the middle of the night, unable to sleep.

Fiber is good, but sounds like you are eating only fruits and veggies. Add more protein and healthy fats from avocados, nuts, coconut oil, fattier fish choices like salmon. Not sure if you drink milk or butter, but if so more cheeses and milk products. Hope that helps really a handful of nuts will fill those last few cals…

Sometimes I use artificial sweeteners in moderation. I agree that stevia is now said to be good, but so was every other sweetener that ever came out right? I still think it might mess with your metabolism, tricking your body into thinking it's getting energy when its really not. That being said I still use them in…

I still get shocked at some things I fall victim to. The other day I had a box of bridge mixture (such a weakness for that), it was well over 500 calories! boo urns.

Hey in 10 days your 16.6% done your weight loss goal, I think that's pretty good! :)

I agree with acureese I love almond butter, bit dryer but more robust in flavour so something a bit different. I don't normally eat much peanut butter or nut butters as they are high in calories, whereas I can get protein from other sources. But man I love the taste!

I eat a lot of frozen meals at lunch because they are proportioned. Today I have Michelina's Signature Salisbury steak with roasted pototoes (220 cals), plus 2/3 cup green beans (30 cals) and a navel orange for desert (80 cals). 330 calories total plus coffee :D

I like to eat fruit or veggies. The portion depends on what you are eating, for example you can eat a lot more volume calorie wise in carrots or celery versus a banana. Whatever calories you can afford to snacks portion them out based on that. If I am hungry and don't have a lot of calories fibre filled veggies always make…

That's hard to answer, seeing as you always have water weight and it fluctuates all the time. Going by inches might be more accurate, but then again you can always be bloated etc. I think if you are thinking of weight loss as long term (which I hope most of us are) then you just have to be content with gradual, permanent…

Yes and if you are planning on trying to get tipsy watch the alcohol content because some light beers are around 3%, which means you'll be drinking more of them and outweighing the low calorie benefit. Cheers!

As the original post states, she doesn't want someone to preach to her about not drinking. I believe that she, myself and other casual drinkers on this site have a good understanding of the pros/cons on weight, health etc from drinking. But it is a choice we have made. I don't want to make my whole eating/drinking about…

Great work, must have had to resupply your whole closet of clothes!

You shouldn't let it get to you, and I'm not sure but I doubt they meant to hurt you. They may have been trying to get you to loosen up and stop stressing about it. Sometimes you can concentrate too much on losing weight fast that it isn't beneficial to your body. And that can worry people so they like to brush it off with…

I would say that if you are still losing, then you need to eat more to make up for your exercising. Eat your exercise calories, more protein and healthy fats. Maybe some shakes after your workout? Remember with more muscle you will be burning more calories even at rest, so you need to eat more calories. Good luck I too…